Fuse carrying attachment for trainmen lanterns



Fe 5, 157 G. J. GOEHRING FUSE CARRYING ATTACHMENT FOR TRAINMEN LANTERNS Filed March 14, 1955 {nit Gordon J. Goa/Wing INVENTOR.

United States Patent 2,780,723 FUSE CARRYING ATTACHMENT non TRAnsMEN LANTERNS Gordon J. Goehring', Willmar, Minn. Application March 14, 1955, Serial No. 494,1 59

Claims. (Cl. 246-488) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in land signaling equipment for trainmen and more particularly to a fuse or signaling flare carrying attachment for electric laterns.

It is customary for brakemen and other railway workers to carry fuses or flares for signaling purposes and the carrying of the same in the hand is objectionable due to the heating of the magnesium when gripping the same. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to equip an electric lantern with means for easily and quickly attaching one or more fuses thereto in a convenient carrying position.

A further object is to provide an attachment for this purpose of simple and practical construction, which is efficient and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the base ring for the lantern, and

Figure 3 is a bottom plan View.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates an electric lantern constructed with a case 6 having a handle 7 at its top and with the lamps 8 mounted at its bottom. When not in use the lantern rests on a base ring 9 attached below the case by legs 10 to protect the lamps. An outwardly projecting annular flange 11 is secured to the lower portion of the case.

The base ring is attached to the lower portion of the case by four of the legs 10 at substantially equally circumferentially spaced apart intervals and a pair of upper and lower coil springs 12 and 13 are attached to the upper and lower portions of each pair of legs in a horizontal position. A notch 14 is formed in the base ring at a point in the region of the center of each lower spring 13 in vertical alignment with a notch 15 formed in the flange 1 1.

A signal fuse or flare 16 of a conventional type used by trainmen is placed in a vertical position behind each upper and lower pair of springs to tensionally hold the fuse in the adjacent notch 14 of the base ring and in the Pater'ited 5,

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notch 15 of the flange to attach the fuse to the lantern in a conveniently carrying position. The fuse may be easily and quickly removed from the lantern by pulling the fuse downwardly to release the same from the springs.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Furthe r, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired tolimit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. In combination, an electric lantern including an upper annular member and a lower annular member, said members having vertically aligned notches in the periphery thereof and in which an elongated object is adapted for carrying in a vertical position, and a resilient elongated member attached to the lantern in a circumferential position outwardly of the object to clamp the same in said notches. v

2. In combination, an electric lantern including an annular flange at the base of the lantern and a base ring supported in spaced relation below the flange, said flange and said ring having vertically aligned notches in the periphery thereof and in which an elongated object is adapted for placing in a vertical position, and spring means attached to the lantern and tensionally holding the object in the notches.

3. In combination, an electric lantern including an annular flange at the base of the lantern and a base ring supported in spaced relation below the flange, said flange and said ring having vertically aligned notches in the periphery thereof and in which an elongated object is adapted for placing in a vertical position, and a coil spring attached to the lantern and holding the object in the notches.

4. In combination, an electric lantern including an annular flange at the base of the lantern and a base ring supported in spaced relation below the flange, said flange and said ring having vertically aligned notches in the periphery thereof and in which an elongated object is adapted for placing in a vertical position, and a coil spring attached in a horizontal position to the lantern and holding the object in the notches.

5. In combination, an electric lantern including an annular flange at the base of the lantern and a base ring supported in spaced relation below the flange, said flange and said ring having vertically aligned notches in the periphery thereof and in which an elongated object is adapted for placing in a vertical position, and a pair of vertically spaced apart coil springs attached in a horizontal position to the lantern and holding the object in the notches.

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